The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-03-17

board was shaky question, and favored
the bill to steady its position.
Mr.. Bell, of Cook, a decidedly trenchant
member on most questions, said that
what the board did that was valid needed
no remedial act of the legislature. What
the board did that was invalid should not
be validated. The bill looked like some
thing patched up to mend the record of
the land board, and not for the security of
the actual settlers.
Mr.. Strong said the district Judge hsd
decided that, as the land board had failed
to make sales through the proper person,
the sales were void, and that 1900 actual
settlers we're affected by this rule. The
bill was to cure the defects in such cases.
| Mr.. Fuller favored the bill.
Mr.. Moore, of Travis, argued that, as
Gov. Ireland and other members of the
board had acted as the agents of the
board, and, as they believed, for its best
interest, we should approve their action,
as the state agents, so that they would not
be questioned.
Mr. Shield proposed to shield the bill
with an amendment, which he offered, ex-
cepting from it the lands of Greer county.
Mr.. Bell, of Cook, offered a substitute,
which was adopted, that the act should
apply only to actual settlers.
The question being on engrossment of
the bill Mr.. johnson argued that the bill
was not in proper shape. 1t proposed
that all the acts and regulations of the
land board should be held valid, and never
questioned. He could not extend the
whitewashing process that far. He ia
vored granting relief to actual settlers,
who we're sufferers, by special relief
measures, and not by general whitewash-
ing of all the acts of the board.
Further consideration was cut off by
the special order-local bills.
The house concurred in senate amend
ments to house bill creating Buchel, Foley
and jeff Davis counties out of portion
of Preside county.
House passed It's Hills amending the
9Th and 25th sections of the judicial act
establishing the Forty-first judicial dis
trict for Brewster and several other new
counties, and senate bill amending section
8 of the judicial act.
House bills for the relief of Alexander
Farmer and heirs of james L. Holmes
passed.
Also, house bill for the creation of Sui
ton and Will Wilson counties out of a
portion of Crockett county, the name
Will Wilson being substituted for Til
den.
Also, house bills prohibiting sale of
liquor near Martindale, in Caldwell coun-
ty, and defining the boundaries of Arkansas
county.
House bill for relief of j. B. Early was
engrossed, but for want of quorum vot-
ing was not passed.
Adjourned till O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house passed the bill for the relief
of j. B. Early.
Also house bill allowing II. Wyohetikis
to sue the state for surveying and services
Bill regulating occupation Of live stock
brokers was defeated.
House bill to postpone taxes in Atlas
cosa, Karnes, Gonzales and Wilson coun
ties was tabled.
House bill to create the county of Sgd
nor, instead of Calder, out of part of Gal
weston and Brazoria counties, was post
poned.
House bill repeating the act of the
Sixteenth legislature, relative to trains
stopping at state lines, passed.
House bill making appeals from ElliI
county returnable to Tyler, instead of the
Austin term of he'supreme court, passed
House bill for the relief of W. e
Hughes was engrossed.
Mr.. Page sent up bill, house bill 592
authorizing the governor to appoint tire
agents, with power to aid in the enforce
ment of the revenue law of the state, re
lating to taxing of dealers in intoxicating
liquors, and prescribing the duties of sucl
agents. They are to see that such dealer
have proper license and do not violate tn
revenue laws. The agents are to have
salary not to exceed $3.50 each per montl
for the time employed, and all necessar
expenses.
House adjourned till Monday.